Added wells, like the new installation in Erhard, will improve fire-fighting for the Pelican Rapids Volunteer Fire Department.With added wells and...

When there is a fire in the area, multiple firefighters and crews may show up, whether the fire is in a city or a rural area. This collaboration is crucial for effective...

Five Pelican Rapids High School athletes qualified for the Minnesota State High School League track and field tournament. A send-off was hosted...

In January of 2019, three people, a young Hispanic woman, a young Somali man, and a retired white woman, each individually asked Mayor Brent Frazier if we could bring back...

Retired Minnesota State Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, speaking June 9 at the Pelican Rapids Public Library. His exhibit,”Testify,” featuring a...

Dodging, swerving, and avoiding a pesky chunk of field rock for about eight years while piloting his tractor and plow, Yancy Wifall decided it was...

There might not be beer in heaven, but there will be beer from Outstate Brewing Company at Music in the Park on June 12 and June 26. The new summer concert series launches...

Basketball players of nearly all ages will converge on Pelican Rapids again June 6-8. The Shada (Ojibwe for Pelican) 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament...

A controversial Cormorant area gravel pit proposal at a location surrounded by lakes won an initial recommendation from the Becker County Planning and Zoning Commission....

In 2024, the county board of commissioners held public hearings related to regulations of vacation home rentals. An ordinance was developed, and in recent months, it became...

Nearly 100 people were drenched in water May 31, as the new Pelican Rapids swimming pool and aquatic center opened with a big splash. A line-up of...

Partners for Suicide Prevention met with Pelican Rapids High School graduating seniors, assembled for final rehearsals May 16, as they prepared to walk across the stage to...

Pelican Rapids has taken the first step in establishing a framework for retail sales of cannabis products. The rules have been a long time coming...

Gravel trucks may be rumbling in all four directions, from smack dab in the middle of the lake country, with a gravel pit proposal on the table in...

Retired  Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, and former Minnesota Viking football player, Alan Page will make a special appearance in Pelican Rapids...